Flatiron stand



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FLATIRON STAND Filed Nov. 30, 193i INVENTOR.

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ATTORNEY.

Patented Aug. 8, 1933 UNITED s'rarss FLATIRON STE ND Walter F. Payne,Rolla, MO., assignor to J. W.

Barley, Rolla, Mo.

Application November 39,1931 Serial No. 577,991

4 Claims.

This invention relates to flat iron stands for use on ironing boards andthe like.

The main object of the invention is to provide a stand so arranged thatthe iron may be placed on the stand without lifting the iron from theboard and which then automatically acts to elevate the iron and preventsscorching the board.

Another object is toprovide a stand including a frame, a supportingmember hinged in the frame and arranged to normally swing downward atone end in contact with the ironing board to provide a sloping surfaceon which the iron may be slipped in placing it on the stand, the frameand supporting member being so arranged that as the iron is placed onthe stand the supporting member will swing to a horizontal position andelevate the iron above the ironing board, and a handle hinged to theframe and adapted for use in carrying the iron on the stand from placeto place. I

A further object is to provide a stand of the above character in asimple, inexpensive and efiicient form.

With these and other objects in view the invention resides in the novelconstruction and arrangement of parts as hereinafter set forth andclaimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawing wherein:

Figure 1 is a plan viewof the stand showing in dotted lines an iron asplaced on the supporting member. 1

Figure 2 is a longitudinal cross section through the stand showing thesame in position to receive an iron.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal cross section through the stand showing indotted lines an iron in place thereon and showing the action and variouspositions of the handle.

Figure 4 is a detail in side elevation of a medial position of the frameshowing the attachment of the handle thereto.

Referring now with more particularity to the drawing the stand comprisesa frame designated generally at 1 and formed of two legs 2 and 3extended in spaced parallel relationship for some distance and thenturned angularly inward at e and converging towards a connecting bightor end piece 5. The underside of the frame thus formed is serrated orroughened at 6 to grip the cloth surface of the ironing board and sohold the stand in place thereon. For convenience in this description theend of the stand at which the legs 2 and 3 are joined by the bight isreferred to as the rear end and the opposite end as the forward end.Laterally aligned bearing apertures 7 are provided through the legs 2and 3 forwardly of the point 4 and a bearing pin 8 is passed throughthese apertures and held against axialdisplacement therein by a head 9and nut 10 at opposite ends. The iron supporting element or plate 11 isfulcrumed pivotally mounted inter mediate its ends on this bearing pin8, said plate having a laterallyextended aperture 12 to receive the saidpin 8 for this purpose. The iron supporting plate 11 is tapered at oneend at 13 and is of such shape and size as to fit loosely within theconfines of the legs 2 and 3 forming the frame 1 and the aperture 12 isso located that the for ward end 14 of this plate will overbalance therear and tapered end 13. the plate will thus normally and of its ownweight lieon the surface'of the ironing board'as shown in Figure 2 andthe plate will assume an angu lar or sloping position. To limit the dropof this The forward edge of 70.

end of the plate 11 pins 15 are extended inwardly 7 5 from the legs 2and 3 to engagethe underside of the plate. When the plate 11 is swung toa horizontal position as will be hereinafter set forth its rear ortapered end 13 will engage a pin 16 extended inward from the bight orend piece 5 and will thereby be held in alignment and in the same planeas the upper face of the said end piece. As shown this end piece 5 iscut away at 17 below the level of the upper faces of the legs 2 and 3and the plate 11 is so mounted as to rest below the said legs wherebythey will act as side rails or stops to prevent lateral displacement ofan iron set on the plate 11.

In use the iron as indicated by the dotted lines 18 is slid or pushedupon the angularly standing plate 11 without raising the iron from theironing board. As the iron is pushed on the plate the, plate assumes ahorizontal position and the nose 19 of the iron slips over the cut awayend piece 5, the greater portion of the weight of the iron being thusdisposed rearwardly of the bearing pin 8 holding the plate 11 in itshorizontal position. The iron is thus held elevated above the board andof course may be again placed in use by slipping it forwardly off theplate 11 and onto the board. To facilitate moving the iron onto theplate 11 the forward edge thereof is reduced or tapered to a featheredgeasdesignated at 20. The plate 11 may be perforated as shown at 31 tofacilitate the dissipation of the heat from the In order to carry theiron and its stand from place to place I provide a handle comprising aU-shaped bail '21 upon the bight 22 of which a handle grip 23 is placedin usual manner. The

inwardly as shown and enter apertures 26 formed in the legs 2 and 3 justrearwardly of the aforesaid apertures '7 and so located that the part ofthe iron and the stand rearwardly of the apertures 26 will over balancethe opposite end when they are carried by the handle. The end portionsof the legs 25 adjacent the inturned ends 24 enter and play in recesses27 cut in the outer faces of the legs 2 and 3 of the frame 1 and theserecesses have forward vertically extending margins or shoulders 28against which said end portions of the bail legs will butt when carryingthe iron and stand. These shoulders 28 thus prevent the iron and standfrom tipping and falling rearwardly and inasmuch as the greater part ofthe weight of these elements is disposed rearwardly of the point atwhich the bail is attached as aforesaid they will be held in ahorizontal position for carrying. The rear margins of the recesses 27are cut angularly as at 29 to hold the handle in an elevated positionbut free of the iron when not in use as designated at 30 in Figure 3.However the handle may be swung down flat against the board by springingthe ends of the bail legs 25 apart so that they will clear the sides ofthe legs 2 and 3 as will be readily understood.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that I have provided a simple andextremely handy device for the purpose of supporting a fiat iron whennot in use and one which will eliminate the necessity of repeatedlypicking up the iron and placing it upon a pad or the like so renderingthe work of ironing much easier.

While I have herein set forth a certain preferred embodiment of myinvention it is understood that I may vary from the same in minorstructure details so as best to construct a practical device for thepurposes intended, not departing from the spirit of the invention andwithin the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In an iron stand, a frame including spaced legs converging adjacentone end, an end piece connecting the converging ends of the legs, thesaid end piece being cut away below the level of the upper faces of saidlegs, an iron support ing plate pivotally mounted between and beneaththe level of the upper faces of the said legs and tapered to fit looselywithin the converging ends thereof, the opposite end of the said platebeing adapted to normally swing downward to provide a sloping surface toreceive an iron.

2. In an iron stand, a frame including spaced legs converging adjacentone end, an end piece connecting the converging ends of the legs, thesaid end piece being cut away below the level of the upper faces of saidlegs, an iron supporting plate pivotally mounted between and beneath thelevel of the upper faces of the said legs and tapered to fit looselywithin the converging ends thereof, the opposite end of the said platebeing adapted to normally swing downward to pro- 1,921,038 'ends 24 ofthe legs 25 of the bail 21 are turned vide a sloping surface to receivean iron, stops to limit the swinging movement of the iron supportingplate, and a handle attached to the legs for carrying the stand.

3. In an iron stand of the kind described for horizontally positioningupon an ironing board or the like, an elongated frame formed of twospaced legs, the portions of the legs at one end being parallel and theportions at the opposite end being convergent, an end piece joining thetwo convergent ends of the legs, the upper face of the end piece beingdepressed relative to the upper faces of the legs for engaging the pointof an iron, an iron supporting plate pivotally suspended intermediateits ends between the said legs of the frame, the said plate conformingin shape to the plan of the open space within the said legs and endpiece, the upper face of the plate being upon a level with the saidupper depressed face of the end piece, the upper margins of the legsthereby forming stops, the plate being so pivoted and weighted that itwill normally tilt downwardly at the end remote from the said connectingend piece of the frame.

4. In an iron stand of the kind described for horizontally positioningupon an ironing board or the like, an elongatedframe formed of twospaced legs, the portions of the legs at one end being parallel and theportions at the opposite end being convergent, an end piece joining thetwo convergent ends of the legs, the upper face of the end piece beingdepressed relative to the upper. faces of the legs for engaging thepoint of an iron, an iron supporting plate pivotally suspendedintermediate its ends between the said legs of the frame, the said plateconforming in shape to the plan of the open space within the said legsand end piece, the upper face of the plate being upon a level with thesaid upper depressed face of the end piece, the upper margins of thelegs thereby forming stops, the plate being so pivoted and Weighted thatit will normally tilt downwardly at the end remote from the saidconnecting end piece of the frame, there being upwardly flaring, angularrecesses formed in the outer sides of the said legs adjacent the pointsof suspension of the. said plate and between those points of suspensionand the said end piece of the frame, the-margin of the said recessimmediately adjacent :the points of suspension being perpendicular tothe upper faces of. the legs, and a bail having its ends freely pivotedin the lower apexes of the recesses and adapted to swing upperpendicularly to the upper faces of the frame legs and to bear againstthe said correspondingly perpendicular margins of the said recesses,whereby the bail is maintained in operative relation to the frame andplate with an excess of the weight of a superimposed load disposedtowards the end of the frame having the connecting end piece thereof.

WALTER F. PAYNE.

